A Clinical Study of Ixazomib to Reactivate HIV and Reduce HIV Reservoir Size

A5420 is a phase 2, double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of ixazomib in adults with HIV-1 who are virologically suppressed on antiretroviral therapy. Forty-five participants will be randomized 2:1 to ixazomib 4 mg or matching placebo, taken orally once weekly for a total of 25 doses over 24 weeks, while continuing their own suppressive ART. Randomization is stratified by sex (male/female) using permuted blocks to balance enrollment across arms. Participants are evaluated at screening, entry (week 0), and weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, and 24, with a post-treatment evaluation at week 28 following a 4-week washout, for approximately 14 visits over roughly 7 months. Study treatment is administered as a single 4 mg capsule taken with water on an empty stomach, at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after food, on the same day and at approximately the same time each week. Capsules are not broken, chewed, or opened. Doses preceding a clinic visit are taken 24 to 36 hours before that visit so that plasma and cell-associated virologic measurements capture the post-dose interval.